Where does “hopeakylkikala” come from?

hopeakylkikala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

hopeakylkikala (Finnish): silverside any fish in the order

Definitions

  1. silverside any fish in the order

Ancestry of “hopeakylkikala”, step by step

hopeakylkikala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—

via Finnish kylki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
2Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →